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Inspecting and Identifying a Cartridge
96154 • Revision K Chapter 5 Cartridge Information 83
LTO Ultrium tapes use a single reel cartridge to maximize capacity that makes them
ideal for backup, restore, and archive applications.
Note – There is a universal cleaning cartridge that can be used to clean LTO tape
drives.
LTO Generation 2 technology stores up to 200 gigabytes of uncompressed data on a
single cartridge, or up to 400 gigabytes with 2:1 data compression. TABLE 5-4 lists the
specifications of the LTO Ultrium cartridges.
TABLE 5-4 LTO Cartridge Specifications
Specifications LTO1 LTO2 LTO3
Capacity, native 100 GB 200 GB 400 GB
Performance
Read/Write speed 4.0 m/s 6.22 m/s 5.46 m/s
Search/Rewind speed 7 m/s 7 m/s 7 m/s
Dimensions
Width 107 mm (4.2 in.) 107 mm (4.2 in.) 107 mm (4.2 in.)
Length 22.9 mm (0.9 in.) 22.9 mm (0.9 in.) 22.9 mm (0.9 in.)
Depth 102 mm (4.0 in.) 102 mm (4.0 in.) 102 mm (4.0 in.)
Weight 210.0 g (0.46 lb) 210.0 g (0.46 lb) 210.0 g (0.46 lb)
Format
Recording density (kilobits per inch) 124 kb/in 188 kb/in 245 kb/in
Number of tracks 384 512 704
Availability
Archival life 15–30 yrs 15–30 yrs 15–30 yrs
Durability Average 1,000,000+ head passes
in an office/computer environment
Compatibility
Read
Write
LTO1
LTO1
LTO1, LTO2
LTO1, LTO2
LTO1, LTO2, LTO3
LTO2, LTO3
Supported tape drives LTO1 LTO1, LTO2 LTO3